Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch april_diamond and it is also known

and it is also known as Toog

especially in Asian cultures

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch april_diamond and it is also knownBotswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth. This lava rolled across the landscape, depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate.